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[db077]

I got to wondering about this when I was reading another thread...

Have you seen any of Mads' other work? I was just wondering if you realize what a talented actor he is. Le Chiffre just barely scratches the surface!

I've been a fan for several years now and have seen almost everything he's done, except for his newest films that have yet to come out on DVD. He's only done 4 in English, but he has done so much more. Dramas, comedies, action....he does it all!

[dinovelvet]

Yeah I recently rented The Green Butchers, he was awesome in it, he plays an insane butcher who starts serving human meat to his customers. I want to check out the Pusher movies now that they've been released on DVD in the US, too.

[db077]

Yeah, Green Butchers is hilarious! (in a rather dark and morbid sorta way!!)

I think Pusher 2 is probably one of my favorites, that movie is all Mads. I think he's in nearly every scene.

There's not a lot available in the US. Netflix has a pretty good selection of his movies, though.

[Qwerty]

Haven't seen him outside Casino Royale.

[Cody]

Not yet, but Open Hearts and the Pusher films are in my Netflix queue.

[MarcAngeDraco]

I think he was in the recent King Arthur, right?...

[thecasinoroyale]

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As Tristan in 'King Arthur', 2004.

[thecasinoroyale]

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As Tristan in 'King Arthur', 2004.

[thecasinoroyale]

Sorry...extra post!

Edited by thecasinoroyale, 21 November 2006 - 11:36 AM.

[Loomis]

I haven't seen anything else he's done, but I think his Le Chiffre may well be the best villain performance ever in Bond. I can't really put my finger on what's so great about it, and it's true that he doesn't have a lot to "do", but the man has tremendous presence. It also helps that he doesn't ham it up mercilessly like so many of the previous baddies (especially those of recent years).

Easily the finest turn as a Bond bad guy since Robert Davi's, and one of the best of all time.

[db077]

He does have a tendency to make his presence known, no matter how small the part. King Arthur is a good example. He really had very few lines in the movie, but Tristan is the knight people tend to remember the most.

Yes, I thought his Le Chiffre was perfect. The NY Times had a story on him and it mentioned a reporter giving him a copy of Casino Royale. And what he thought of Flemings description of the character:
[quote]To interpret his character from scratch, he avoided watching the 1954 television version and 1967 feature-length spoof of

Edited by db077, 21 November 2006 - 01:53 PM.

[bond_girl_double07]

I just finished "Flickering Lights" about 30 seconds ago, and it was AMAZING!!!! Mads does such a fabulous job, I loved it! You were right db007, he was hilarious in this film

A very sweet movie, I recommend it absolutely

[LongLiveLeChiffre]

Mads is my all time favourite actor - he is awesome as Fischer in Unit 1 (Rejseholdet in Danish) - it's a TV show not a movie. It really shows that he was a dancer before he went into acting because he moves with such grace. I thought it was a shame that his excellent strategy for insider trading was foiled as then he wouldn't have to have been killed (and Bond wouldn't have had to be tortured) - might have ruined the plotline a bit though

[moorebond82]

Casino Royale was my first experience watching him as a actor and he's great but i think it's a litle bit of a overstatement when people are saying he's the best bond villian ever.

[db077]

That's awesome, bond_girl_double07!! I really like Flickering Lights, too! So what's next?

Yay! Another Mads fan!! Welcome, LongLiveLeChiffre!!!

Funny you should mention Unit One...I've been watching it for the last couple days. I just got my Volume 2 DVDs from Australia. Great series!! And I love Mads as Fischer! He's turning into one of my favorite Mads characters!

[bond_girl_double07]

That's awesome, bond_girl_double07!! I really like Flickering Lights, too! So what's next?

Yay! Another Mads fan!! Welcome, LongLiveLeChiffre!!!

Funny you should mention Unit One...I've been watching it for the last couple days. I just got my Volume 2 DVDs from Australia. Great series!! And I love Mads as Fischer! He's turning into one of my favorite Mads characters!

His stuff is kind of hard to get here unfortunately (at least for free from the library where I work hehe).. If Unit One is good and I can get it for a reasonable price on half.com or somewhere, I may go there next..

Yay Mads!

[ambrosia]

I liked him in King Arthur. Hopefully he'll be doing more international films so we all get to see him.

He was larger than life but not a cartoon figure as LeChiffre. LeChiffre had a cool/creepy look, face - mask like, Hitler haircut, scary scar plus weeping blood. He was a mix of cold bloodedness, greed, sadism, desperation and weakness. That lethal combination made him a more believable villan than many movie characters.

[holothane]

I've only seen him in King Arther and CR, you mention four English films I am Dina is one CR is the other whats the other one I can't access his Danish stuff not being able to read subtitles being visually impaired. Its a pity I'd love to see Unit one.

[db077]

I've only seen him in King Arther and CR, you mention four English films I am Dina is one CR is the other whats the other one I can't access his Danish stuff not being able to read subtitles being visually impaired. Its a pity I'd love to see Unit one.

That would be Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself. A rather funny movie, but sad, too. Mads plays a small part of Horst, the psychiatrist.

BondGirl - If you look for Unit One be sure it's the Austalian release, the Danish version does not have English subtitles.

[_Ozu_]

I saw him in 'Torremolinos 73', an Spanish movie made in 2003, but back then I didn't know who was he...



Plotline (from imdb.com):

Alfredo Lopez is a tired encyclopedia salesman, and Carmen is his faithful wife. The lives of this married couple change forever when the Montoya publishing house, in which Alfredo works, makes a proposal to them to make erotic films that will sold in the Scandinavian countries, under the guise of being a false encyclopedia about reproduction. Unknown to them both, Carmen has become an adult film star in the Northern countries, and a Danish crew flies in to help Alfredo make an Ingmar Bergman inspired feature film called "Torremolinos 73." Instead of a career in show business, Carmen is eager to have a baby, and the tension between the artist and his muse grows.

Edited by _Ozu_, 17 December 2006 - 10:56 PM.

[Retrovertigo]

I just watched King Arthur today for the first time and i must say Mads was awesome, he had very little to work with but he was the only knight i really was interested in watching, i cared more about him than King Arthur! He really dominates the screen whenever he is in shot. His sword fighting has a very nice grace about it....i think i will start tracking down some of his other work.....he truly is a tremendous actor, I hope his career really takes off after CR, a great actor indeed!

[bill007]

Nope. A complete unknown to me.

[Keir]

A DAnish colleague showed me Pusher II over the weekend. An astonishing, brave performance. I can't recommend it enough for its honest, gritty realism. I'm looking forward to seeing the others this weekend.